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>its not like nature is cruel and killed off most species >the environment (or nature if you will), changed too drastically and quickly that most species could
by marcoperaza 10y ago
>its not like nature is cruel and killed off most species
>the environment (or nature if you will), changed too drastically and quickly that most species couldn't adapt fast enough to survive.
These are not mutually exclusive. Mass starvation caused by environmental changes is a cruel kill off. I'm not sure what the point you're trying to make is.
- 1457389 10y agoI would say you are a little too excited about the drama and morality of a statistical process, and it's occluding your understanding of what's actually going on.
- oldmanjay 10y agoThat's a lot of emotional content to infer from a post with such a neutral tone. I'm also struggling to see evidence of occluded understanding.
- Swizec 10y agoI think the idea is that these events aren't catastrophic on an individual lifespan level. They're catastrophic in geological time. Look at the holocene extinction event. It's been going on for over 10,000 years. It's only noticeable statistically, doesn't affect day-to-day life much if at all. Therefore it's not really cruel because for most species it's as benign as having a little too few babies to maintain the population.
- Chronic9q 10y agoIt appears that, as expected, a young millennial is trying to blame this on human accelerated climate change. (not necessarily you, but someone in the above comment chain). And yes, I agree that human accelerated climate change is causing faster extensions. However, I could care less. When does the new MacBook Pro refresh come out?